“In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.” – Robert Arnott, Research Affiliates Pure Portfolios’ Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, unpacks the first month of…
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Pure Portfolios’ April 2024 Market Commentary
U.S. Debt Ceiling Fiasco: Big Risk or Big Nothing?
“Playing political football with a vote to raise the nation’s debt ceiling has become as predictable as a Twitter rant from Charlie Sheen.” – Peter…
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The Perception of Risk
Quick question, which below stock market graph would you deem more risky? Graph A or B? Graph A Source: Koyfin, Pure Portfolios The above graph…
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Investment Themes by Decade
“Owning US tech was the trade of the last decade. Look forwards not backwards. That trade is over. What will be the one to take…
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December 2022 Market Commentary
“With every investment we become richer or wiser, never both.” – Bill Duhamel, investor Pure Portfolios’ Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, unpacks the rollercoaster…
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Santa Claus Rally, Fact or Fiction?
“The real rally could come not from Santa Claus, but from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who will decide how much longer to hike interest…
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Pure Portfolios’ 2022 Reading List
“Reading a book isn’t a race – the better the book, the slower it should be absorbed.” – Naval Ravikant, author & investor I’ve asked…
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Tis the Season for Wall Street Forecasting Pt. VI
“There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don’t know, and those who don’t know they don’t know.” – John Kenneth Balbraith, economist Hot chocolate….
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November 2022 Market Commentary
“As crisis is comprised of danger and opportunity, those who sense change in the early stages will tend to have the most bountiful harvest.” –…
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